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WEARE – It was just the type of game John Stark struggled to close out last year: high intensity, back and forth, neither team building much separation. But on Thursday night, the Generals (8-3) showed how much they’ve grown since then, closing out a...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Last Friday night, the Concord High boys’ basketball home game against Portsmouth ended abruptly in the fourth quarter after a fight broke out in the stands.In an email to the school community this week, Concord High Principal Tim Herbert said the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

State Rep. Angela Brennan knew how important Tuesday’s Democratic primary was even though President Joe Biden’s name would not appear on the ballot.Part of the “Write-In Biden” campaign, Brennan, of Bow, helped lead organizing efforts over the last...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Former Gov. Nikki Haley may not have pulled off the upset she’d hoped for in Tuesday night’s Republican primary, but she reassured supporters in Concord that she’s not going anywhere.“New Hampshire is first in the nation,” she said, “it is not the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Concord Ward 1 voters Madonna and Mark Ciocca never considered switching their party affiliation to vote in the Republican primary.“We like to be honest,” Mark said outside Merrimack Valley High School where both wrote in President Joe Biden. “We’re...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – Through 10 games this season, the Hopkinton Hawks have won nine times, lost just once and impressed even their first-year head coach Mike Mahoney.After another marquee win on Friday, 45-40, over Stevens (7-3), the Hawks (9-1) find...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley frequently says, was the right person at the right time. Now, it’s time for a change.“Rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him,” she said of Trump during a CNN town hall at New England College in Henniker Thursday night ahead of...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – As the John Stark Generals swarmed senior Elliot Belliveau on the court after his game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime to pull off the upset Thursday night at Merrimack Valley, 67-64, there was more jubilation in that brief...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – There was a point on Wednesday night where it looked like Hopkinton boys’ basketball was in deep trouble. Then it looked like the Hawks were in cruise control. And then they nearly blew it.Hopkinton trailed defending champions Gilford,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Despite freezing temperatures in the forecast for the week, the annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, originally planned for Jan. 26 to 28 at White Park in Concord, has been rescheduled to take place Feb. 9 to 11.The problem is the warm weather...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – For pretty much every team in Division I boys’ hockey, Concord’s the barometer to measure up against. And even though Bow (4-2) wound up on the wrong end of a 2-1 score on Wednesday night at Everett Arena, Falcons head coach Tim Walsh came...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

For Amy Cohen, the chance to represent her home country on an international stage was something she never would have dreamed of just a couple years ago.The Plymouth State senior and 2021 Concord High School graduate just returned from Buenos Aires,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – Yes, Pelham beat Pembroke twice last season, including 57-54 in the Division II championship game. But Friday wasn’t exactly a ‘revenge’ game. After all, the Spartans graduated nine seniors off their team, so most of the current players...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Although it was a matchup with 0-5 Spaulding, Concord head coach Rob Darrell viewed Friday night as one of his team’s most important games of the season.Entering 1-3 off a tough loss to Keene on Monday, the Tide needed a win at home to...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

NORTHWOOD – Coe-Brown boys’ basketball might be returning just one starter from last season, but one thing’s remained consistent: the team’s ability to start fast.Boosted so often last season by strong first quarters, the Bears continued that trend at...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – It was far from a pretty game of basketball. In the first half, it was total slog. Pembroke (4-0) and Bow (2-2) ended the first quarter tied, 4-4, and headed to the locker room at halftime tied, 14-14. But over the final 16 minutes of play, it...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

In 2021-22, Concord Christian Academy girls’ basketball won the Division IV state championship, finished 21-0 and outscoring its opponents by an average of 35.9 points per game. In 2022-23, CCA won the Division III state championship, finished 21-1...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Gabe Anthony’s senior basketball season ended in heartbreak.Pittsfield had finished the 2016-17 regular season 16-2 but lost its first-round playoff game to Portsmouth Christian in a major upset. Anthony had desperately wanted to end his high school...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – Merrimack Valley desperately needed a win on Tuesday night. Things didn’t start well.Playing on its home floor after starting the season 0-2, the Pride fell behind Coe-Brown, 12-6, at the end of the first quarter. About midway through the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

On Thursday night in the Bow High School gymnasium, wrestling enthusiasts will have a front-row seat to the ultimate holiday showdown: Santa Claus vs. the Grinch.It’s part of “Jingle Brawl,” hosted by the Bow Brawlers, the local youth wrestling...